Tag Archives: Apple new products

The big Apple announcements have been made, and Apple had a very busy day. In case you weren’t in San Jose yesterday (or glued to Twitter), here is what was revealed about Apple’s new releases: the iPad Mini, the new MacBook Pro, the new version of the Mac Mini and redesigned iMacs. Apple even handed over a fourth generation iPad.

Smart covers shrunk to fit and in multiple colors including blue, green, pink and black

iPad mini pricing starts at $329 for the Wi-Fi-only version with 16GB capacity. Wi-Fi-only with more capacity are $429 for 32GB, and $529 for 64GB. Cellular versions run $459 for 16GB, $559 for 32 GB and $659 64GB. Higher capacities and 4G LTE options are also available.

Apple modernized its Mac Mini computer with new features and upgrades.

Hardwear choices are dual or quad-core i5 or i7 processor, with up to 16GB of RAM

Intel HD graphics 4000

Bluetooth 4.0

Either a 1TB HDD or 256GB SSD

The basic Mac Mini model starts at $599 for a 2.5Ghz dual-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 500GB HDD. The updated Mac mini has already started to ship.

Updated iMac configuration

The iMac was last given a substantial update in 2009. The new version has some of the latest hardware in an unbelievably thin package.

Configurations include the quad-core i5 or i7 Ivy Bridge processors and up to 32GB of RAM

Ivy Bridge that provides connectivity with USB 3

Drive choices - traditional hard drive, an SSD or Apple’s new Fusion Drive (Apple technology that gives a hybrid SSD/traditional HD experience. The most used and disk-intensive apps load from the SSD but your media, movies and music can still exist on a traditional hard drive.)

Here is the pricing for the new iMac models:

The 21.5″ iMac starts at $1299 for a 2.7 quad-core i5 with 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive.

The 27″ iMac starts at $1799 for a quad core i5 with 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive.

The SSD or Apple’s new Fusion Drive are additional upgrades.

The 21.5″ iMac will go on sale in November. The 27″ iMac will go on sale in December.